Thursday, January 5, 2012

Guatemala Part 2

I was lucky enough to visit Guatemala with my family over the holidays. My little brother Scott served a mission in Guatemala for 2 years and this was the 1st reunion tour.

The second half of the trip we flew to Flores and spent most of the time hiking to the Mayan ruins.
Tikal
Yaxha



We saw spider monkeys, heard howler monkeys, did 1000's of pyramid stairs, did a handstand on the top of two pyramids, took a boat tour, saw a Toucan and other beautiful birds, and was awed by the Tree of Life. I didn't see any fruit on it so I wasn't tempted. However, I did seek after and find chocolate bananas and they were good. I also received about 20 bug bites despite Off usage.
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Quick thoughts

So I'm finally up with the times and have my own blog. You'd think if someone was a "webmaster" that they might be current with a full family history...

Now I'm frantically searching my mind for all those clever things my kids did and all those life changing thoughts that would really help all who read my little blog. Nothing.

Just two quick stories about both kids. Maybe then I can feel at ease knowing that my children's lives are adequately documented.

Jake has always been interested in numbers. He loves to ask random people (fellow shoppers at Wal-Mart, those who happen to stop next to us at a red light, etc) what their address is. Finally Jake discovered his life calling when we went through the Wal-Greens drive thru to pick up a prescription. Jake decided he would like to be the teller asking people for their address to verify their getting the correct prescription. We are in the process of getting him a store job application right now.

Afton has profound moments when I realize just how fast she is growing up. This week she saw a little girl walking with just her mom. She pointed at the little girl and said "Ohhh, that little girl doesn't have a brother." Let's just hope she always appreciates that she has a big brother!